When Your Heart Becomes a Snitch
Modern medical devices are lifesavers. But they’re vulnerable to hackers and compromise our privacy.
Medical equipment
COVID-19 Industrial Policy Fails Again
A Connecticut company got a $138 million government contract in order to break America's supposed "dependence" on foreign-made syringes. It has yet to produce even a single one.
When Drones Deliver Human Organs
Imagine skies filled with drones carrying kidneys and livers, on their way to save the lives of people awaiting transplants. The future is here!
Trump's Trade War Made the Pandemic Worse, and Nationalism Will Slow the Recovery
Protectionism is now infecting the GOP to a degree that may be difficult to eradicate when the Trump era ends.
The FDA Just Approved the First Video Game for Prescription Use
It’s a new era of digital therapeutics—and a reminder of how burdensome the federal regulatory process is.
Face Mask Volunteers DIY Their Own Kind of Division of Labor
Making masks, face shields, and other protective equipment is the bottom-up, COVID-19 version of rolling bandages or knitting socks for the troops.
America Wasn't Ready for Coronavirus
Early takeaways from the country's response to a pandemic
Restricting Exports Makes It Harder To Fight Coronavirus
Export restrictions only make sense if you're unable to understand the obvious consequences of that policy.
Stop Looking for 'Leadership' During the COVID-19 Outbreak
If you really want politicians to do something helpful, ask them to stop "leading" and to get out of the way.
Trump's Tariffs Weakened America's Hospitals. Then Coronavirus Hit.
Some of Trump's tariffs hit medical equipment and supplies from China. We need more trade, not less, to be prepared for pandemics.
Humans Are Building Better Versions of Themselves
From insulin to prosthetics, technology makes this the best moment yet to be living with a disability.
Patients Will Feel the Pain as FDA Slams Medical Device Industry With Growing Regulatory Burdens
Businesses that founder or just never get launched won't suffer anywhere nearly as much as the people who would have benefited from their innovations.
North Carolina Doctor Sues to Break Up State-Enforced Medical Cartels
A new lawsuit from the Institute for Justice is challenging the state's certificate-of-need laws.
Is the World Finally Ready for a Female-Orgasm Machine? [Reason Podcast]
Meet the father-daughter team behind the Yarlap, which promises to fix incontinence...and so much more.
A Baby Dies in Virginia
The lethal consequences of a common, obscure hospital licensing law